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# API commands

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Use the following API commands to manage advanced certificates. If you are using our API for the first time, review our [API documentation](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/).

| Command                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Method | Endpoint                                             | Additional notes                                                                            |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Order advanced certificate](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/ssl/subresources/certificate%5Fpacks/methods/create/)                                                            | POST   | zones/<<ZONE\_ID>>/ssl/certificate\_packs/order      |                                                                                             |
| [Restart certificate validation](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/ssl/subresources/certificate%5Fpacks/methods/edit/)                                                          | PATCH  | zones/<<ZONE\_ID>>/ssl/certificate\_packs/<<ID>>     | For a Certificate Pack in a validation\_timed\_out status.                                  |
| [Delete certificate pack](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/ssl/subresources/certificate%5Fpacks/methods/delete/)                                                               | DELETE | zones/<<ZONE\_ID>>/ssl/certificate\_packs/<<ID>>     |                                                                                             |
| [List certificate packs in a zone](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/ssl/subresources/certificate%5Fpacks/methods/list/)                                                        | GET    | zones/<<ZONE\_ID>>/ssl/certificate\_packs?status=all | This API call returns all certificate packs for a domain (Universal, Custom, and Advanced). |
| List Cipher Suite settings: [Get zone setting](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/zones/subresources/settings/methods/get/) with ciphers as the setting name in the URI path     | GET    | zones/<<ZONE\_ID>>/settings/ciphers                  |                                                                                             |
| Change Cipher Suite settings: [Edit zone setting](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/zones/subresources/settings/methods/edit/) with ciphers as the setting name in the URI path | PATCH  | zones/<<ZONE\_ID>>/settings/ciphers                  | To restore default settings, send a blank array in the value parameter.                     |

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